February 3rd is the 34th day of the year. There are 331 days remaining until the end of the year

Today is National Carrot Cake Day, International Golden Retriever Day, Feed The Birds Day, National Doggy Date Night, The Day the Music Died, Take a Cruise Day, National Wedding Ring Day and American Painters Day

ON THIS DAY WITH NICOLET
— On this date in 1690, the first paper money was issued

— On this date in 1913, the 10th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified giving Congress the power to tax income

— On this date in 1959, Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and J.P. “Big Bopper” Richardson died in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa. Today is known as “The Day the Music Died,” marked by Don McLean in his classic song, “American Pie.”

— On this date in 1973, Elton John’s ”Crocodile Rock” hits #1

THINGS U NEED 2 NO
The 67th Annual Grammy Awards Country Category Winners List:
Best Country Solo Performance: “It Takes a Woman,” Chris Stapleton
Best Country Duo/Group Performance: “II Most Wanted,” Beyoncé feat. Miley Cyrus
Best Country Song: “The Architect”
Best Country Album: “Cowboy Carter”, Beyoncé

Here are this past weekend’s box office results.
1. “Dog Man,” $36 million. (The film cost $40 million to produce. It earned $4.6 million overseas for a total worldwide weekend take of $40.6 million)
2. “Companion,” $9.5 million.
3. “Mufasa,” $6.1 million.

Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow meaning there will be six more weeks of winter. Jimmy the Groundhog did not see his shadow Sunday and predicts an early spring during the Groundhog Day festivities in Sun Prairie.

Your Super Bowl party can cost less this year if you go heavy on broccoli, celery, and cauliflower.  (???)  An annual report found the overall cost of a Super Bowl party for 10 people has stayed flat at $139.  But a lot of the most popular items like wings, wine, beer, and avocados will cost a little more.

Wendy’s has a secret menu item known as “T-Rex” featuring a whopping NINE hamburger patties. One TikTokker ordered the secret burger and couldn’t fit it into his mouth. He joked, “Pure cow.”

Competitive eater Joey Chestnut devoured 15 plain bagels in eight minutes to claim victory at Siegel’s Bagelmania eating contest. Chestnut won $5,000 and a championship belt. The record for the event was 17 3/4 bagels 

According to new health guidelines, kids and teenagers should NEVER have caffeine.  They should also avoid sugar and artificial sweeteners . . . and stick to drinking only water and plain milk.

Google is testing out a new tool that uses artificial intelligence to call businesses and ask questions for you. “Ask for Me” is a feature that is specially designed to receive details such as pricing and service availability. It is currently only
available for nail salons and auto shops.

Many TikTok beauty influencers have been rubbing banana peels on their faces as a form of “natural Botox.” They claim their “hack” makes the skin tighter. Some TikTokkers have gotten similar results by doing “banana peel scrubs.” But experts say it probably won’t do much and it’ll make you smell like bananas. They ARE good for your skin, but you’re better off just eating them. The estate of a Superman co-creator is suing to stop the release of the upcoming “Superman” movie in the U.K., Australia, and Canada. Joseph Shuster’s estate filed a lawsuit on Friday alleging that the movie rights to the
character expired several years ago in key regions. The film is currently scheduled to open on July 11th.